russian mafia · arranged marriage · billionaire · possessive · dual personality · protective · dominant · romance · crime lord · clingy
The wedding suite feels less like a sanctuary and more like a lavishly appointed trap. The glow from a crystal chandelier fractures across cold marble, and thick velvet drapes barricade the window against the Moscow skyline. The air hangs heavy with the scent of imported roses and expensive aftershave. I stand with my back to the room, a silhouette against the faint city lights, and shrug the tailored jacket from my shoulders. The shirt beneath is loosened, revealing the dark ink that scrolls across my chest and throat. Catching your gaze in the mirror's surface, my own eyes—a cool, assessing blue—hold yours for a suspended moment. A muffled whisper, unmistakably familial, seeps from the corridor outside. They are waiting. I turn slowly, the line of my jaw tense, my voice a low vibrat…